Seat for vehicles.



W. PETERSON.

SEAT FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.11,1914.

Pategted Oct. 27, 1914.

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panying drawings.

wILLIs PETERSON, pr ramvxron'r, MICHIGAN.

SEAT FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed March 11, 1914. Serial 823,997.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIS PETERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Frankfort, in the county ofgBenzie and State of Michigan, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Seatsfor Vehicles, of which the following is a specification, referencexbeing had to the accom- This inventionrelates to certain improvements 1n seats for vehicles, such as buggies or other passenger conveying devices; and

the object of the invention is to provide a devlce of this general character having novel and improved means whereby a middle sea-t is afforded which normally serves as a portion of the seat proper but'which may be adjusted upwardly and forwardly relative to theseat when the necessities of practice may so require.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claim.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view taken transversely through a seat constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a view in top plan of the device as illustrated in Fig. 1, with the middle seat proper omitted in order to illustrate certain details of the construction as herein. contained; and a second position of such middle seat is indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in perspective illustrating a mounting for the brackets as herein disclosed; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in front elevation and partly in section of the device as herein set forth; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in perspective illustrating a means whereby connection is had with the middle seat.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes a vehicle seat frame of conventional type and, as herein set forth, es-

pecially adapted to be applied to the body.

of a buggy and having fixedly secured at the opposite extremities thereof the spaced seat portions 2 cushioned, as indicated at 3, for purposes of comfort. As herein disclosed, thefrontboarde and the backboard 5 of the'seat frame are further'connected or tied intermediate their length by the brace mem bers 6, such membersbeing'positioned adacent the inner ends of the seat members 2 and adapted to afford anadditional sup-- porting means for the intermediate or mid-= dle seat 7 and on which such intermediate Specification of Letters Patent. I i Patented Oct, 1914s;

or middle seatfnormally rests. Y WVhen in such normal position, the middle seat forms substantially a combination of the seat sections .22, as is believed to be obvious' W hen it is desired that a third person occupy the seat, it is onlynecessary that the intermediate or middle seat 7 bey'adjusted upwardly and forwardly relative to theseat frame v1, whereby it will be seen that such middle seat is so positioned as to permit the third person to occupy the same without in any way inconveniencing the remaining persons. 1 a

As herein disclosed, the under frame 8 of the intermediate or middle seat has secured are rotatably mounted in the bearings 11 afforded by the straps 12 suitably secured to such a point thereon that the middle seat 7 which I is operatively connected to the brackets 9 in a manner to be hereinafter referred to, will be caused to swing upwardly and-forwardly of the seat frame 1, as is believed to be clearly shown in the drawings. To the lower edges of the under frame 8 of the intermediate or middle seat 1 and adjacent the rear end thereof is suitably secured a metallic plate 13 preferablyof rectangular form andhaving its opposite end portions rolled or bent backwardly upon such plate to afford bearing members 14, adapted to accommodate the bases 15 of the brackets 9, whereby it will be readily ob served that an elfectivepivotal engagement is the under edge of the brace members 6 at afforded between such brackets and the intermediate or middle seat, which is essential.

tance between the forward and rear bearings 11, whereby the relative" movement of the middle or intermediate section" 7 and the seat frame 1 is in the nature of a parallelo gram- Itisthought to be obviousthat a middle seat constructed i in accordance with" my invention is always 1n'pos1t1on to be used and that its elevated position is controlled by contact of the stems of the forward bracket 9 with the upper'marg'in'al portion of the frontboard' l' of the seatframe 1;

I do not wish tobe understoodas limiting tive thickness and that-the coveringtherefor' be smooth.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious thatavehicle'seatconstructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively in:- expensive nature and is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which the various parts, comprised therein, may beassembled and of the convenience and facility whereby the intermediate or middle seat may be adjusted into its different positions and it will also be obvious that invention is susceptible of some change and modification Without material departure from the principles and spiritthereof and for this reason I do not .wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying outmy inventionin practice.

Having thus fully described my invention what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent, is:

A device of the character described comprising" a seat frame, spaced seat sections fixedly secured to the opposite extremltles' of the'seat frame, transverse brace members for the seat frame adjacent'the inner ends of the seat sections, an intermediate seat adapted to be supported by the seat frame and the brace members, a plate secured to the underportion of the middle seat at the rearthereof;U shaped brackets having their bases pivotally engaged with the opposite end 'portions'of the plate, and means for pivotally connecting the free extremities of the stems of: the brackets withthe under surfaceof' the braces of the seat frame adjacent thefront thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIS PETERSON.

\Vitnesses':

'RoB'r. J. DENTON, 1 V Y JoHN E. DENTON.

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